Where should I put the crate for my new puppy?
Posted by admin on 15 March, 2011
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We’re getting a GSD puppy in two weeks and am not sure were his Crate should be. I was thinking of putting it in my room, but it would be uneventful for him and i think he would be bored out of his mind. In my Living Room i could always turn the T.V. on a little so it would feel as someone was there. I am putting in an X-Pen in both rooms for him. Also i don’t know where to put his Pet Gate. I was thinking of putting them for the stair ways my room and kitchen. Any advice woulod be aprreciative. Thanks in Advance!
8 Comments on “Where should I put the crate for my new puppy?”
we’ve got the crate in the corner of a downstairs room, when he’s left on his own we put him to ‘bed’ in the crate and give him a chew. We leave the radio on as I think it gives him some company and provides some kind of ‘white noise’ to block out the bangs going on outside that upset him, we draw the blinds a bit too so he can’t see people walking past the window.
I don’t think it’s a good idea putting the crate in your bedroom as the dog will get used to being with you all the time and really you want him to cope with being by himself? don’t let the dog bond too tightly too you else he’ll get separation anxiety when you’re not there – think ‘long term’
best of luck with it all really
And what do you put in the crate? Just something else I would like to know.
If I were you I would put the crate in your room because he would be close to you at all times,also you should put the pet gate around the pet crate.
we put the crate in the living room because that is where we are most of the time. put the pet gate wherever u don’t want him to get to.
u could not put it on the stairs bcuz what if it falls and gets hurt … u can put it in your room but give it something to lay with so it would not be bored dah!… u could also put it in your living room and yeah like turn the tv.. on and like also give it some toys or traets glad i can help also u can put it like if u have a big house with a small room then give the room to the dog and put like cool stuff in it and like get a small tv.. or something okkk i here that some people do that glad i can help @@@@@@ !!!!!!!
Good for you for thinking far ahead – you will need that skill to be the master of a GSD. He is lucky to be going to someone so attentive, as GSD’s are very sensitive.
His crate should go in your bedroom, next to the bed for the first few weeks, at least. When he wakes up in the night and wonders about being there all alone, having been with his littermates, you will be able to quietly put your fingers in through the bars, and reassure him that you are there.
You can put a gate in the kitchen doorway, if that is the center of activity and a generally safe place, and make sure to crawl around on yoru hands and knees and make sure there is nothing in the lower storage drawers and cabinets he can get into that would be dangerous – look for electrical cords, unsecured heavy objects on shelves or counters, as well as plants – consider them all poisonous for safety. These days, you need to also think about briefcases, coat pockets, and backpacks as well, which might contain things like gum with xylitol.
You might want to put a puppy pen in the den or wherever the TV is located, so you can put him there while you relax. Keep in mind any herding breed will want to be at your side, so never put the pen across the room, or gate your dog in a remote part of the house and go soemwhere else. He will become agitated and insecure, and suffer the consequences as a nervous adult. The more secure a puppy feels, the better, and then you can add structure – which GSD’s thrive upon! Above all, they want to be WITH you, no matter what.
It sounds like you are reallyt thinking about what will be right about this dog – sign up for puppy kindergarten and obedience later on, and you will be a great team!
The crate should only be used for when you are not there, and being in your bedroom wouldn’t be a problem, as long as he has a chew toy (that is puppy proof so he won’t choke) and possibly, if he’s coming straight from mommy, a blanket that she has laid on that smells like her, or one that you sleep with that smells like you.
For the gate, strictly put it where he can’t go. Kitchens are good, and so are areas with computers, etc, with lots of cords.
This puppy should be allowed to go where you go, and only get put up at night and when you are gone.
Good luck.
Put the crate some ware that there is a lot of ppl at so he feels like he is still part of the family. If you put it in a room ware there is not one going threw than he will develop some problems thinking he is not part of the family. Good luck and congrats on the new puppy.